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Get Your Mind Right: Hate

Get Your Mind Right: Hate

Professor Brian Sims looks at the evolution of "hating" from Rakim to Nas to Peter Gunz.
10.04.09 | comments: 31
Game Recognize Game: Hip Hop And Race In America

Game Recognize Game: Hip Hop And Race In America

One writer analyzes America's race issues through the reaction to Kanye West and Congressman Joe Wilson recent outbursts.
09.22.09 | comments: 148
Remembering Roc Raida, A DX Obituary

Remembering Roc Raida, A DX Obituary

Roc Raida was to the turntable what Angus Young and Jimmy Page were to guitars, and he kept scratching street for all of us to listen.
09.19.09 | comments: 23

"You Sampled It Wrong..."

From Black Moon vs. Jay-Z, to Busta Rhymes vs. Diamond D, and Nas vs. himself, J-23 looks at the supreme sample-flips.
09.09.09 | comments: 61
I Wonder If C-Murder Wanted Me Dead?

I Wonder If C-Murder Wanted Me Dead?

DX’s Paul W. Arnold details his interactions with Master P and C-Murder to provide some insight into the mind of Corey Miller.
08.31.09 | comments: 49
Hate It Or Love It: A Hip Hop Analysis Of Drake

Hate It Or Love It: A Hip Hop Analysis Of Drake

One industry commentator makes a case why Drake's success is a bad representation of Hip Hop, and says it don't mean that he hatin'.
08.29.09 | comments: 477
The Right To Remain Silent: The Best Way To Stay Out Of Jail

The Right To Remain Silent: The Best Way To Stay Out Of Jail

One law student and Prodigy from Mobb Deep break down what happens after an arrest, and how your future may depend on it.
08.19.09 | comments: 59
Parkbench Studies: The Graveyard’s Shift

Parkbench Studies: The Graveyard’s Shift

How Koch Records/E1 Entertainment resurrected itself in 2009, with help from Slaughterhouse, M.O.P., Slim Thug and the Wu.
08.13.09 | comments: 45
Get Your Mind Right: The Depressed Leaders Of The New School

Get Your Mind Right: The Depressed Leaders Of The New School

Professor Sims looks at depression in today's Rap, and whether 2Pac and Scarface had better reason to be lonely stoners or so far gone.
08.06.09 | comments: 68
Murdered On Your Own Shit

Murdered On Your Own Shit

From Em over Jay, to Nas over Rae, to the arrivals of AZ, Canibus and Big L, a look at upsets in Hip Hop collaboration from HipHopDX's J-23.
07.09.09 | comments: 270
Parkbench Studies: The Myth Of The Executive Producer

Parkbench Studies: The Myth Of The Executive Producer

A look at the various failures and few gains in the position, and why Russell and Suge be the only real ones, ever.
07.03.09 | comments: 34
Get Your Mind Right: Act Like A Rapper

Get Your Mind Right: Act Like A Rapper

Professor Sims looks at the acceptance of rappers in Hollywood, and why the silver screen may be the final frontier for the emcee.
07.02.09 | comments: 19
The Thrill Lives On: An Unpopular Perspective on The King of Pop

The Thrill Lives On: An Unpopular Perspective on The King of Pop

Professor Brian Sims looks at Jackson's relationship with Black America and Hip Hop, in this HipHopDX exclusive memorial.
06.26.09 | comments: 56
Get Your Mind Right: The Dirty Version

Get Your Mind Right: The Dirty Version

An in-depth look at what's gained and what's lost in Hip Hop's love or bleeps, edits and curse-words.
05.17.09 | comments: 26
Paul Wall's Five Recession Tips

Paul Wall's Five Recession Tips

Paul Wall gave HipHopDX five tips on how to stay head-above-water in this recession, including "drive slow."
05.12.09 | comments: 18
Lost Liner Notes: B-More Club Crack

Lost Liner Notes: B-More Club Crack

Aaron Lacrate talks about his new album, Swizz Beatz' spin on his sound, and a B-More history lesson.
04.17.09 | comments: 16
Get Your Mind Right: Barack Obama Is Jay-Z

Get Your Mind Right: Barack Obama Is Jay-Z

Professor Brian Sims offers 20 compelling (and some funny) reasons why the President and Hov are aalikes.
04.12.09 | comments: 78
An Open Letter to T.I.

An Open Letter to T.I.

Hip Hop Caucus' Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr. writes a thankful letter to T.I. for his Respect My Vote campaign and more.
03.05.09 | comments: 40
Get Your Mind Right: Domestic Violence

Get Your Mind Right: Domestic Violence

Looking at statistics and lyrics from Biggie, Jay-Z and The Furious Five, can we infer why Rihanna may take Chris Brown back?
03.03.09 | comments: 67
2008 HipHopDX Awards

2008 HipHopDX Awards

Nas, Killer Mike, Q-Tip, Royce Da 5'9", N*E*R*D, Joe Budden, Wale and Black Milk stayed on their feet and made our '08 cypher complete.
12.30.08 | comments: 115
The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums Of 2008

The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums Of 2008

HipHopDX carries on our yearly tradition of honoring the Top 25 best albums in a crowded year, how's your list match up?
12.29.08 | comments: 272
Lost Liner Notes: A History of Violence by Jedi Mind Tricks

Lost Liner Notes: A History of Violence by Jedi Mind Tricks

The famously evasive Vinnie Paz gives DX an inside look at Jedi Mind Tricks' sixth studio album, and how he pens his anthems.
12.02.08 | comments: 32
The 4th Annual Turkey Awards

The 4th Annual Turkey Awards

From DMX to Scott Storch to Mos Def, the Fourth Annual DX Turkey Awards put some laughter in your holiday.
11.26.08 | comments: 42
Get Your Mind Right: Gender Bender

Get Your Mind Right: Gender Bender

Does Beyonce have any merit in her switching between "Single Ladies" and "If I Were A Boy," what does it all mean?
11.20.08 | comments: 60
Parkbench Studies: Is 808's & Heartbreak Our Chronic?

Parkbench Studies: Is 808's & Heartbreak Our Chronic?

With autotune movement already underway, is Kanye West driving Hip Hop the way Dr. Dre did with The Chronic in 1992?
11.12.08 | comments: 182
Where Do We Go From Here?: A Reaction To The New Day

Where Do We Go From Here?: A Reaction To The New Day

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. DX's Aliya Ewing and Anthony Springer, Jr. make sense of it all.
11.06.08 | comments: 37

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Nobody is saying anything in hip hop journalism these days, everyone just reports the latest on (insert popular rap artists name here), there is no perspective, no insight and no food for thought. Some haters just bash hip hop artists, just mean-spirited shit-talking that any 10 year old can do. HipHopDX is only spot that tells it how it is and how it should be.